Posts Tagged ‘Brooklyn Navy Yard’

1899: Tom the Terror, the Brooklyn-Born Ship Cat of the United States Navy

Posted: 25th April 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Seafaring Cats
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Tom the Terror was reportedly a noted figure in the United States Navy. He came from a long line of naval cats, having been born on the Cob Deck at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1896. All of his siblings and cousins had also honorably served the United States Navy as rat killers and mascots.

1900: The Brave and Brawny Black Cats of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Posted: 17th October 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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In the early 1890s, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was overrun with rodents. Almost all the docks in the yard were in need of repair where they had been gnawed by the rats, and the losses in rigging, spare sails, and other wares were also great. Unfortunately, there was not one cat to be found during […]

1898: Peggy the Pug, Tom, and the Cat Martyrs of the USS Maine

Posted: 22nd February 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Feline Mascots
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During the 1800s and early 1900s, the Brooklyn Navy Yard served as a pseudo receiving and distributing station for the animal mascots of American warships. Some of these animals, like Tom of the USS Maine, were born at the Navy Yard, while others stopped in to visit from time to time during their many years […]